October sees record number of international arrivals

October saw a record number of international arrivals at almost 1.62 million, up 34.3 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on October 29.

The country welcomed nearly 14.5 million international visitors in the January-October period, up 13 percent, with nearly 56 percent of the visitors from China and the Republic of Korea (Photo:VNA)

Of the total, 79.5 percent were from Asian countries, up 15.2 percent from the same period last year (Photo:VNA)

Most source markets sending tourists to Vietnam showed increases, such as 9.4 percent for China, 22.1 percent for the RoK, 15 percent for Japan, and 29.5 percent for Taiwan (Photo:VNA)

The number of tourists from Europe picked up 5.5 percent, with a 5.8 percent increase in the number of vacationers from the UK, 4.8 percent for Russia and 1.7 percent for France.(Photo:VNA)

In early October, Vietnam was honoured with four important prizes at the 26th World Travel Awards (WTA). The country was named Asia’s Leading Destination for the second year in a row (Photo:VNA)

Hoi An, a tourist city in the central province of Quang Nam and home to Hoi An Ancient Town – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is named Asia's Leading Cultural City Destination (Photo:VNA)

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